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metabarcoding

metabarcoding noun: a method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms.

Noun

metabarcoding (uncountable)

  1. A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms
    • We developed and tested a DNA metabarcoding protocol that utilises the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding fragment to detect freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa.2015 July 9, “Can DNA-Based Ecosystem Assessments Quantify Species Abundance? Testing Primer Bias and Biomass—Sequence Relationships with an Innovative Metabarcoding Protocol”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of metabarcoding

From meta- + barcoding.

Questions about metabarcoding

What does metabarcoding mean?
Metabarcoding means a method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms.
What part of speech is metabarcoding?
Metabarcoding is a noun.

Words near metabarcoding in the dictionary

  1. metabarcode
  2. metabarcoded
  3. metabarcoder
  4. metabarcoders
  5. metabarcodes
  6. metabarcoding
  7. metabarrier
  8. metabarriers
  9. metabasalt
  10. metabasaltic
  11. metabasalts

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